ACAA Featured on American Coal Council Webinar

The American Coal Ash Association was the featured presenter on an American Coal Council webinar in December regarding regulatory and legislative developments concerning coal ash and beneficial use. ACAA’s complete presentation is available here in the “Members Only” section of the ACAA website (under “Regulatory Issues – Rulemaking Documents.”)

Tom Adams Honored as “Most Influential”

Concrete Construction Magazine has named American Coal Ash Association Executive Director Tom Adams as one of the concrete industry’s five “Most Influential” people for 2012.

According to the magazine, Tom “has been instrumental in preventing overly restrictive regulations on the beneficial uses of fly ash.” His contributions are recognized in the January paper edition of the magazine and on the publication’s website.

Still Time to Register for ACAA Tampa Meeting

ACAA’s Winter meeting will be held January 30-31 at the Tampa Doubletree Westshore Airport Hotel. The meeting schedule is now available online here.

Hotel information and links to both online meeting registration and online hotel reservations are available here. 

New Promotional Materials Feature Sustainable Concrete

The Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative has developed an advertising campaign to increase awareness and encourage people to sign up for the organization's e-newsletter or connect via Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. Use of the materials is free and available to everyone by clicking here.

Coal Ash in the News

The Environmental Integrity Project mounted a publicity campaign last week over an increase in coal ash disposal as reported in the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual Toxic Release Inventory data. Their report is here. (The Environmental Integrity Project does not mention that an increase in disposal is consistent with the decrease in recycling as reported by ACAA last month. The material has to go somewhere, doesn’t it?)

Environmental groups Earthjustice and the Sierra Club have also ratcheted up their opposition to Congressional efforts to resolve the uncertainty created by EPA’s coal ash regulatory activities. The organizations have been running television ads in states where Senators are considering lending their support to the bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last fall. For an example of an ad that ran in Wisconsin, look here.

A paper entitled “A Portrait of Unintended Consequences: Beneficial Use and Regulatory Uncertainty” appeared in the January issue of the American Bar Association’s Waste and Resource Recovery Committee Newsletter. Authored by ACAA members Steven Moon and John Ward, a copy of the paper can be found on Steve’s “Coal Ash Law Blog” here.

The University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research has published a paper by ACAA member Lisa Bradley in its Energeia Newsletter. “Management of Coal Ash Disposal and Household Trash – Do They Need to be Different?” compares the environmental and health risks of leachates from ash and municipal waste. The paper is available here.

Request for Information

ACAA is seeking information from a report published by the Institute of Clean Air Companies entitled “Air Pollution Control and Measurement Equipment Forecast, July 2011.” If anyone has a copy of the report, they are kindly requested to contact Tom Adams at thadams@acaa-usa.org.

Another Publishing Opportunity

The International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2012 sponsored by the American Academy of Sciences will be held on June 25-29, 2012 in Houston, Texas, USA. The conference will provide a multidisciplinary platform for environmental scientists, engineers, management professionals and government regulators to discuss the latest developments in environmental research and applications. Abstracts are due January 31. More information is here.

Job Opportunity

An executive recruiting firm is conducting a search for a “Coal Ash Landfill Remediation Guru” for a leading national geotechnical, civil and environmental engineering consulting firm. The position includes a base salary in the $150,000+ range, corporate annual bonus participation, full benefits and relocation to any of the firm’s 20 offices, if required. The successful candidate will manage a wide variety of projects including the design, construction and modification of landfills, ash handling systems, leachate treatment systems and remediation systems for utility clients. For more information, contact Fred Montgomery at 781-259-4141 or fred@tecint.com.

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